Sugar Cutout Cookies

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For me ,christmas time is the best time of the year. I still love it just as much as I did as a little girl . Christmas carols , visting relatives , Christmas vacation , gifts and above all the baked goodies makes the season special.The memories surrounding christmas never faded for me ; so i try my level best to make this season special for my kids.when i think of baking , the first thing that comes to my mind are those decorated sugar cookies.It might not be the best tasting cookies for grown-ups but these tiny treats which are covered with colored icings , chocolate or just sprinkles will capture any little heart.

Here are some helpful tips for making sugar cookies
[1]Always chill the dough before rolling them out for a good 1 to 2 hours.
[2]Set a timer while baking cookies . The cookies will be done in no time and better safe than sorry.
[3]Try to buy plastic cookie cutters as the metal ones tends to get distorted . They gets rusted easily too.
[4]Measure flour very correctly. Take flour into the dry measuring cup using a spoon and then level the flour using a table knife.
[5]Use powdered sugar instead of flour while rolling the dough out
[6]Once the cookies are done , let it cook down completely before taking off the baking sheet .

Sugar cookies can be drop , crackle , icebox cookies , cutout cookies etc . This recipe is a cutout cookie recipe.This has very less leavening to prevent loss of definition.Cutout cookies have less sugar and butter too compared to drop cookies.


INGREDIENTS

3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup soft butter cut into pieces
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla








DIRECTIONS

1. Sift all the dry ingredients(flour , sugar , salt , baking powder) in to a large bowl.Add butter pieces , beaten egg and vanilla .Mix well using hands . Then add the 3 tbsp milk gradually and bring the flour to a soft dough.Cover and chill the dough in refrigerator for an hour.


2. Take half of the dough and roll out to about 1/4th inch thickness on a floured board . Use powdered sugar for dusting the board and rolling pin instead of regular flour.


3. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters , put on an ungreased cookie sheet.


4. Bake for about 5-7 minutes in a 400 degree F oven.Remove the cookies as soon as you see the bottom starting to brown.Cool the cookies completely.


5. Decorate using sprinkles or frost using royal icing.